fizzing

  • 81fizz — (v.) 1660s, of imitative origin. Related: Fizzed; fizzing. The noun is recorded from 1812; meaning effervescent drink is from 1864 …

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  • 82fizz — [[t]fɪ̱z[/t]] fizzes, fizzing, fizzed 1) VERB If a drink fizzes, it produces lots of little bubbles of gas and makes a sound like a long s . After a while their mother was back, holding a tray of glasses that fizzed. N UNCOUNT Fizz is also a noun …

    English dictionary

  • 83fizgig — n. spiky tool with a shaft used for catching fish; firework that makes a fizzing noise when moving; (Australian Slang) police informer …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 84fizgigs — n. spiky tool with a shaft used for catching fish; firework that makes a fizzing noise when moving; (Australian Slang) police informer …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 85trouser —    to accept an improper payment    The garment which holds the pocket into which the bribe or other receipt is actually or figuratively deposited:     I am having a fairly fizzing time... but have already trousered £20 in solid hard paper.… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 86fizz — 1 verb (I) if a liquid fizzes, it produces a lot of bubble 1 (1) s and makes a continuous sound: champagne fizzing out of the bottle 2 noun (singular, uncountable) 1 the bubble 1 (1) s of gas in some kinds of drinks or the sound that they make 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 87hiss — 1. verb 1) the escaping gas hissed Syn: fizz, fizzle, whistle, wheeze; rare sibilate 2) the audience hissed Syn: jeer, catcall, boo, heckle, whistle, hoot; scoff, jibe …

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  • 88effervescence — n 1. bubbling, burbling; foaming, frothing, fizzing, fizzling, hissing, sputtering; popping, snapping. 2. ebullition, seething, overflowing, outburst; ebullience, high spirits, exhilaration, enthusiasm, exuberance; animation, vivacity, liveliness …

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  • 89effervescent — adj 1. effervescing, bubbling, burbling; foaming, frothing, fizzing, fizzling, hissing, sputtering; popping, snapping; boiling, fermenting. 2. ebullient, exhilarated, enthusiastic, exuberant; overflowing, demonstrative, animated, vivacious,… …

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  • 90foamy — adj 1. foamlike, frothy, spumous, spumy, spumescent, yeasty, barmy; lathery, sudsy, soapy. 2. foaming, bubbling, bubbly, fizzing, fizzy, effervescing, effervescent, sparkling, Fr. mousseux …

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